PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – After earning a No. 9 ranking the preseason Associated Press (AP) Top 25 earlier this month, the Kentucky men’s basketball team will hold the same preseason ranking in the first edition of the USA Today Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, announced…
Read MorePress Release: UK Athletics BIRMINHAM, Ala. – University of Kentucky women’s basketball’s frontcourt duo Clara Strack and Teonni Key were chosen to the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Second Team by the coaches, it was announced by the league office Wednesday. Strack and Key were responsible…
Read MorePress Release: UK Athletics LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky basketball’s senior guard Otega Oweh hauled in preseason second-team All-America distinction from CBS as announced by the organization on Tuesday. Oweh enjoyed a breakout season in his first year in Blue and White. He led the Cats in scoring…
Read MorePress Release: UK Athletics LEXINGTON, Ky. – Thanks to 21 kills from Eva Hudson and 20 terminations from Brooklyn DeLeye, the No. 3 Kentucky Volleyball team kept its undefeated conference record alive Sunday with a 3-2 (25-16, 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-6) five-set thrilling win over the Florida Gators…
Read MoreBy Collan McCoy – Sports Writer The Wildcats sought to avenge their loss in Austin from last year but fell short in a thrilling SEC overtime battle 16-13 to Texas. Kentucky (2-4) put up a fight against the No. 21 Longhorns in a Saturday night thriller, outgaining Texas 395 yards to 179. Late field…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS Thanks to a trio of first half goals, Kentucky (10-4-2, 4-2-2 SEC) earned its best win of the season, taking down No. 8 South Carolina (10-2-4, 4-1-3 SEC), 3-2, in its final match at the Bell Soccer Complex this season. With the victory, the Wildcats now have three victories…
Read MorePress Release: UK Athletics Playing at the Bell Soccer Complex for the final time in the regular season, Kentucky (9-4-2, 3-2-2 SEC) will square off against a top ten team for the first time when No. 8 South Carolina (10-1-4, 4-0-3 SEC) comes to Lexington. The Wildcats and the Gamecocks are set to kickoff…
Read MorePress Release: UK Athletics Kentucky men’s tennis players Mikael Arsenault and Matt Rankin completed play at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships over the weekend. The tournament was hosted by Purdue University at the Schwartz Tennis Center in West Lafayette, Indiana. Arseneault and Rankin were…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS University of Kentucky women’s basketball alumna and Atlanta Dream All-Star Rhyne Howard has been named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team, it was announced by the league office Wednesday. The Wildcat led her team and ranked 10th in the league in steals (1.6) last season,…
Read MorePress Release: UK Athletics The Kentucky Softball team will be holding its annual Big Blue Boo under the sunshine of the Bluegrass at John Cropp Stadium on Friday. UK will be playing Indiana with gates opening to the public at 5:30 p.m. ET followed by first pitch at 7 p.m. ET. Admission to the event…
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